

You need to save a copy of the sketch with constraints intact before solidifying if you intend to resume the design with constraints. Leaving Sketch mode will trigger the deletion of all constraint data. Designs that include Constraints will open in Sketch mode. You can Save and Open models containing sketch Constraints.

To enable constraint-based sketching, select Enable constraint based sketching in the Advanced options in the DS Mechanical Options. The tools in the Constraints group offer additional types of constraints which can be applied to any of the standard drawing objects (line, circle, arc, and so on) and are more robust. Use tools in the Constraints group in the Sketch tab to add constraints to sketches.Ĭertain sketching tools included rudimentary tangency and coincident constraints (enabled with the Maintain Connectivity option), but these may be overridden during drawing editing.

Adding constraints restricts the type and range of movement of the objects, and links objects such that certain editing tasks on one drawing object will cause linked objects to be modified. You can choose constraint-based sketching to reduce the degrees of freedom (place constraints) on the drawing objects in 2D drawings and designs.
